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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05
Boulanger Wants a Rest.

PARIS, June 4.-General Ferron, the
new Minister of War, has offered Gen.
Boulanger the command of an army
corps. Boulanger, however, has asked
for a few months rest.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05
Ex-Attorney General speed Dying.

LOUISVILLE. KY. June 4.-Gen. James
s. Speed, who was Attorney General un-
der President Lincoln, is dangerously ill
at his home in this county. The family
and the physicians state that he can live
but few days longer. He is almost
eighty years old, and is gradually sinking
from mere exhaustion
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05

wATERTOwN, June 4.-Hon. VIM. A.
Wheeler died at his home i'm Malone at
1910 this morning. He remained in a
coniatose condition during the night and
passed peacefully away without a sign
.: recognition Of those about him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05
OVER A LITTLE GAME.
One Man - Killed and Another Mortaiiy
Wounded.


Wounded.
CHICAGO, June AT Rock Run, Ala,
Alf Woodley shot and killed VIM. Stone
and mortally wounded Bob Mills yester-
day. Stone was a professional gambler
and has of late been plying his vocation
among the furnace operatives, winning
all their money. He induced Woodley
and Mills to join him in a game of dice.
The victims were getting the better of
the gambler when Stone, i'm his rage.
slapped Woodley i'm the face.
Without word Woodley arose from
his place and left the two playing alone.
but in a few minutes he returned and
suddenly appearing i'm the doorway with
revolver, he exclaimed. Look out,
Mills: will kill the scoundrel. e. He
emptied three chambers of his revolver.
two shots taking effect i'm Stone and
killing him instantly. The third shot.
however. struck Mills, giving him "A
mortal wound. Woodley has disappeared.
A Joke On New York Police Officers.
Troy, y. Y. June 4.-The Internal ma
~asfiS' h'N''h'a hhsl'thpt
Captain Williams and the British Con-
sui at New York, Thursday, were fuel
cartridges manufactured in this city.
The cartridges are filled with mineral
cotton and are perfectly harmless. When
saturated with kerosene oil they are ig-
nited and used for kindling fires. They
were sent as a joke.
The New York Herald thus describes
the receipt of the internal machine" by
Captain Williams:
An Internal machine came to Captain
Williams at the Thirtieth street station
house at 4:}0 O'Clock Yesterday, by the
Metropolitan Van Express Company.
who said that they had received il from
an express company on Churcn street
Though the package looked innocent the
doughty Captain was suspicious like
and soaked IL i'm water and then opened
il carefully. il contained tin lard can
inside of which was bunch of wire
with an iron top screwed ON and an iron
bottom. 1t contained what they think IL
gun cotton, thonggh it has not yet been
examined.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05

Cedar Key Quar..tised sisce May s5.
Special % the Pniafka Nea-
CEDAR KEY, Fla, June 4.-Quaran-
tine was put on Nay q. Spongers ten
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05
v,.,., NJ. K,I,.s ;, Dyn.mIte.

ALTOONA, PA. June Anime men
were drilling a hole at the Cambria Iron
Company's stone quarries, at Birming-
ham, this county, this afternoon, when
an explosion Of dynamite occurred close
to them. Eight out of the nine were
instantly killed. and the ninth man was
badly hurt but may survive. One Of
the killed was m Italian; the others
were all Americans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| STEAMERS arriving at New York ano
other Atlantic ports report passing large
numbers of icebergs and immense fields
| of ice, which extend much further south
| than usual.
! DR.. RANDALL, a quack physician of
| rather unsavory reputation, was shot and
instantly killed in the courtroom at Hast
| ings, Neb., on the 10Th, by an unknown
man, while undergoing preliminary ex-
| animation on charge of criminal assault
on a girl eleven years of age.
| Mrs. JAMES BRowN-POTTER is said to
| have secured very strong cast to sup
port her in her coming engagement at the
| Haymarket Theater, London.
| ANDREAs HOFER, great grandson of
| the Tyrolese patriot of that name, is
| about to make his debut in a Berlin thea
| ter in drama written by himself on the
theme of his ancestor.
| THE Prince of Wales left London on the
| 10Th for Berlin to attend the festivities
consequent upon the celebration of the
ninetieth birthday of the Emperor Will
| lam.
| LORD LoNsDALES recent theatrical vent
ures have so Drawn upon his resources as
! to impel him to sell at auction the cele-
| brated collection of pictures and porce-
| lains at Lowther Castle
| A GREAT deal of uncertainty exists as
| to the actual number of lives lost in the
recent Buffalo holocaust. 1t is known
that nine are dead and about forty in
| iured, and it is feared that the clearing
away of the debris will reveal the re-
| mains of several more victims.
MAJOR ID. II. BUSH, PaymaSter q. s. A,
IS reported to have been robbed of $500
at Antelope Springs, Wy. T., by a cowboy
named Charles Parker, who escaped on
horseback with his booty under fire of the
Major and his escort.
Ten Mormons were releas ed from the
Detoit Mich house of correction on the
18th. They had been sent from Idaho on
cumulative sentences, which have been
decided by the United States Supreme
Court to be illegal.
THERE is at present in circulation in the
United States of United States and Ma
tional bank notes and silver certificates
ones, twos and tives-standardd dollars and
fractional silver, So $4,000 A goodly
array of small change.
The President has pardoned Dennis Ke1-
lev, of Maine, convicted of manslaughter,
and George Dabner. of Wisconsin, con-
victed of pension frauds. They have both
served their sentences, but this act re-
stores their citizenship.
SECOND LIEUTENANT J. Fl. j. WILCOX,
of the Seventh cavalry, was arrested in
st. Louis on the 10Th on a charge of being
absent without leave and of duplicating
his pay accounts. He has been sent to
Fort Smelling, Mimi, for trial
MISS MARIE ENGLE, of Chicago, made
brilliant debut at Convent Garden Thea
ter, London, on the evening of the 18th, in
Martha" The Princess of Wales and
numerous visiting Americans were among
the audience.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

A new Knights Templar commandery is
to be organized in St Louis.
1t cost st. Louis about $4,000 to hear
Patti sing in three farewell concerts.
There seems to prevail a sentiment that
the Bald Knobbers must go.
st. Louis is happy-fast mail.
The trial of NJ. Gleason, former superin-
tendent of the Buchanan County poor
farm, at st. Joseph, resulted in verdict
of acquittal under instructions of the
court.
Emma Abbott, the favorite cantatr1ce,
and her grand opera company will be in
st. Louis during the week ending the
Goth, and will present the following pro-
gramme: Monday, ''Martha;'' Tuesday
and Saturday nights, '.Mikado;" Wednes-
day Matinee Chimes of Normandy"
Wednesday night, Bohemian Girl"
Thursday, 'sLucretia Borgia;" Friday,
al Trovatore," and at the Saturday
matinee, Linda of Chamouni."
The young ladies of ST. Louis have a
new fad-bowlin
Jefferson City hotel-keepers say they
have had larger crowds to acc ommodate
during the present Legislature than since
the session of 1850.
The ruralists who visit the State capital
without having their persons adorned
Win STORE clOGneS are c1dSSeu UHuSI tuS
generic head of '1Bald- Knobbers."
The transfer stable of the Lands Trans
fer and Livery Company at Kansas City,
was destroyed by fire few nights ago,
involving loss of $4,000; fully covered
by insurance. There were nearly one
hundred horses in the barn, but although
the fire spread rapidly all were got out
except one
Indications point to the adjournment OF
the Legislature on the 21st.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
The Commerce of Western Rivers

WASHINGTON, March 1S-Colonel Switz.
Ter, chief of the Bureau OF Statistics. has
commenced an important task relating to
the commerce of Western rivers. He
proposes to prepare report on the COM
MERGE of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
and of the bridges which cross them. Tbs
data to be collected will be compl etc nor
only historically, as to the volume and
characteristics of the commerce of these
rivers but its influence upon the develop
Tent of the country throughout which
they fiow the changes in their commerce
resulting from the Inauguration of the
great railway systems, and their in
fuence in keeping down railroad freight
rates, etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
IN TROUBLE.

One of the Principal Witnesses Against
Mrs. Surrat in 1865 In the Tolls of the
Law for Subornation of Perjury-some OF
His Crooked Ways Exposed
BALTIMORE, March 1S-Benjamin s pan
dauer was one of the most important
agents in procuring the conviction of Mrs.
Mary Surrat in 1865 for participation in
the conspiracy which resulted in the as
sassination Of President Lincoln. 1t ha
always been alleged, by those who re-
garded her as the innocent victim of the
excitement of the time, that Spandauer
assisted materially in the manufacture of
false evidence which consigned her to the
gallows. Spandauer has occupied the at
tention of the police over and over again,
frequently rs an agent of those who were
interested in having false ties timony pre-
sented in court.
Yesterday the man was arrested and
arraigned on charge of en-, eavoring to
impede the administration OF justice by
resorting to a similar line of criminal con-
duct. The charge grew out of Spandauer's
connection with the suit recently OF Mrs.
Johanna Jensen for a divorce from her
hus band, John Jensen. Judge Fisher
passed degree Of divorce and granting
her alimony. In rendering the decision,
Judge Fisher said that he believed that
the evidence given by Spandauer as
against Mrs. Jensen was false from
beginning to end. 1t is alleged that John
Jensen has endeavored to avoid the pay
ment of alimony, and that he was using
Spandauer to help him out. Before the
magistrate John G. Arnold and Frederick
Meyer testified that Spandauer on w ednes-
day offered them SOD each if they would
go into court and swear they had been
criminally intimate with Mrs. Jansen,
which they refused. Spandauer waived
an examination and was committed. II.
A. Becker also swore ont warrant
against him for obtaining money on
false pretenses.
Mrs. Moabios, also came to the court and
swore that three years ago her husband
left her and now lives in Chicago. Last
Monday Spandauer called on her and adj
vised her to get a divorce, and that he
would get up evidence that would ''fix it
all right and got twenty dollars from
her to undertake the case Mrs Moabios
produced a witness to show that Span
dauer was playing double game. John
j. Arnolds swore that Spandauer offered
him twenty-five dollars to swear that he
had illicit intercourse with her 1t
transpires that Spandauer was working
in the interest of both Mr.. and Mrs
Moabios, and was wheedling money out
of them both.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
SENATOR CULl-OM

Explafns His UNDERSTANDING oil thH F".
visions ofthe Interstate Commers -"
in Relation to Passes-The Next 4S"'
He Knows Nothing About the pers"aAe'
OF the Commission.
WASHINGTON March Ex-senator Cui-
lom. one of the promoters of the Inter-
State Commerce bill, while passing asong
newspaper row yesterday, ran against
number of correspondents, and the resuit
was quite long interview about the pil
in general but more particularly VIVID
reference to the enforcement OF the clause
relating to the continuance or commuta-
ton or excursion tickets, which, as MAN.
tanned by same, prohibits the Issuance OF
such tickets. Senator Cullom said he dld
not so interpret this clause, and expressed
the opinion that nothing IN the act cculd
apply to the issuance of continuation
tickets.
"There appears" the Senator said, ''to
exist also a misunderstanding in regard
to the issuance of passes. But IL was our
intention to include that matter. III rail- .
road company sees proper to pay for It's
advertising by free transportation, as no
doubt has been the custom Except that
heretofore the railroads have gotten more
than they gave out), the bill does not pre-
vent it. If Senator Brown had not con-
strued the bill as interfering with the pass
system, and insisted upon his amendment,
which provides Tor the issuance Oh HAIL
rate tickets to clergymeu, nothing would
have been said about passes. In my
opinion, however, is it time to have these
matters adjusted. If a railr com pany
gets special rates for advertising, IL
should give special facilities to those
who give the rates, etc. There IS not nlng
in the bill which absolutely prohibits the
issuance of passes. The whole thing is an
inference, but will, I suppose, be taken
advantage of in many instances"
81 understand" said one of the corre-
spondents "that the newspapers will now
keen more accurate accounts with the
railroads"
SHOULD they do this" said the Sen ator,
"they will come out ahead do not APP
prove of Mr. President So-and-So getting
long accounts of his journeying around
the world published, unless he pays Tor
them in kind''
ais it true Senator" inquired another
of the correspondents, "that you contem-
plate introducing an Interstate Telegraph
bil1l"
81 sec it has been so stated, " he reptile
s'but am not quite pre- pared to discuss
that question. l have alluded to 1t, and
believe the telegraph question needs look
ing into, but there is ample time for
that"
During the course of further remarks
the Senator said the Interstate Com
merce bill was not exactly what he want
ed, but it was the best he could get. Re
ferring to the personnel of the commits
sion, Senator Cullom disclaimed all
knowledge Of who would be appointed.
He thought, however, that Colonel Nor
rison would be one of the members.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
Not GUILTY..

NoRRIsTowN. Pa, March 1S.-John Tas.
well (colored), on trial here for the MUIR
der OF his wife, Catherine Taswell, near
Ardmore on the 1st of October last. was
yesterday afternoon adiudged not guilty.
The Court stated that there was not suffi-
Gent. evidence to convict the defendant
on either of the counts of the Indictment.
Addressing the jury, Judge Bower said:
Under the evidence, if the jury were to
bring in verdict of guilty it would be
the duty of the Court to set it aside.
There is nothing, therefore, for you to dc
but to render verdict of acquittal.'.
Taswell was then discharged from Gus
todv
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
Making DapitaI of the Guilty Knowledge

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE 1Kah to-day
says that the boodlers," fearii that Van
Pelt, exCounty Commissioners, would
''squear' and send them all to the peni-
Tertiary, gave him the choice of two
things. They proposed to give him a GER
tain amount of cash, provide for his de-
tense if indicted, and if he was sent to the
penitentiary to guarantee him enough to
start him in business whom his time ex-
pired, provided he would not "squeal.n
The other was to let him severely alone,
make his own defense and shift for him.
self. The Nail continues:
1T is hardly necessary to add that Van,
took the offer that included the ready
cash and wont squeal unless Grinnell
guarantees him more money than the gang
did,"
The Mail intimates that $40, 600 was the
cash consideration
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

INSTRUCTIONS have been issued to the
superintendent of the life-saving dis
tricts, EN- bracing the lakes, to man their
stations and put them in operation at the
opening of navigation. Stations in the
lower districts Will begin operations
April and the others between that date
and the 18th proximo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

CORRECTED and revised lists of the casu-
alties in the wreck on the Boston & Prov
idence railroad give twenty-four killed
and ia injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE Boston District Telegraph messen-
ger boys struck on the 10th for an increase
of weekly wages from 500 to 80 a
week and a half holiday on st. Patrick's
Day
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE arbitration committee of the knit
goods manufacturers at Cohoes, N. Y aft
er conference with the Knights of La
Dor committee on the 10th, notified the lat
ter that they would no further consider
their proposition for new scale of wages.
The scale was demanded for 10000 opera
tives, and there is much anxiety as to the
result of its rejection.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE Pennsylvania House congressional
superintendent committee has agreed to
give Philadelphia six districts, a gain of
one. A Philadelphia reapportionment was
also agreed upon, making all of the six
districts Republican, thus shutting Mr..
Randall ont
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

RUSSIAN official circles now admit the
correctness of the reports about the at
tempt to assassinate the Car.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

DE GAIEFF, Russian Nihilist sentenced
to Siberia several years ago, but who re-
Gently escaped, is said to be the chief Of
the plotters who recently tried to
dynamite the Gar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

HEAVY snow-storms prevailed on the
18th throughout Bavaria and Wurtem-
burg. A slight shock of earthquake was
felt in Munich and vicinity during the day,
but it did no damage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE proposition to submit a prohibitory
amendment to the Constitution to a vote
of the people of Illinois at the next gener-
al election, was rejected by the House on
the 10Th by vote of 70 noes to Is yeas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

CAPTAIN NowELL Of the British Prince
sighted the racing ocean yacht Dauntless
on the morning of the 14th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE New York Times says that stock
brokers were betting freely that when the
smoke clears away the new owner of the
Baltimore & Ohio would be found to be
Jay Gould.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

AT the eighteenth annual reunion of the
Society of the army of the Cum berland,
to be held at Washington, May IL, a statue
of General James A. Garfield will be I'M
yelled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

IT is the general opinion in New York
railway circles that the Baltimore & Ohio
dicker is fully consul minated, but for the
present the names are held under njunc-
tions of secrecy by q confidential few,
among the latter being Henry w. Grady
of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

A DISPATCH from Summervil1e, S. c.,
says that an earthquake shock was felt
at six O'Clock on the evening of the 18th,
which was the worst that has occurred in
two months. 1t caused some excitement,
because it was thought to be severe
enough to do the town some damage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

BENJAMIN SPANDAUER, who was mainly
instrumental in securing the conviction of
Mrs. Surrat of completely in the assas-
sination of Abraham Lincoln, was jailed
at Baltimore, Md, on the 18th, as a pur-
chaser of periury
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

IT is stated on good authority that DIR.
McGlynn has received several letters
from Rome within the past few days.
One from Cardinal Gibbons states
that the Pope is DESTROYS of
having Dr. McGlynn visit Rome
and Cardinal Gibbons was in
structed to so advise him. The other let
tiers are from bishops now in the con-
sistory at Rome who commend DIR. Nc
Glynn for his course. 1t is believed that
DR.. McGlynn's reinstatement is simply
matter of time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

A NUMBER of suspicious liking men
have been lately making frequent visits
to the money vaults of the Treasury De-
partment during the hours allowed for
public inspection. Such of them as called
on the 10Th were notified that they must
not come again, and the officers il. charge
of the vaults have been instructed to keep
a sharp lookout on visitors in the future
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

EMPEROR WILLIAM, on receiving the
French General, Marquis D'Abzac, is re-
ported to have made strong peace remarks,
among them: ''Ged will soon call me to
himself. do not want to leave my people
heritage of blood"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

A WARRANT was issued at the Treasury
department on the 10Th amounting to
81, 10000 in favor of the collector of GUS
toms at New York to pay debenture and
drawbacks and refund excess of deposits
for unascertained duties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

BEN BUTTERwoRTH, of Ohio, has writ
ten letter to the Toronto (Ont.) Nail on
the dispute between Canada and the
United States, in which he defends his own
course in Congress and. by implication,
denounces the retalatory legislation
enacted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE Department of State has received a
copy of the will of the late Jose Sevilla,
who died in Lima, Peru, recently, leaving
$500, 900 to be applied to the establishment
in New York of an institution for the
education of poor female children
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

DURING the past week 5000, coo have been
shipped to the asslstant-treasurer in New
Y ork, and 100000 to the assistant-treas-
urer at Chicago to meet whatever demand
may be made for notes of small denomina-
tions. Most of the shipments were in So
$40 and s. silver certificates and United
States notes. The treasury is also issu-
ing 81 and s. silver certificates at the rate
of $50, 600 day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE convicts in the Sing Sing IN. W
prison, to the number of seven hundred
and over, who are locked up for want of
employment in consequence of the expira-
tion OF the stove and other contracts in
hibited by the law, say that they are I'M
dergoing Il moral death in a living tomb
and call loudly for occupation of some
kind as a relief from the tedium of en-
forced idleness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

A JURY in the Cieary ease at New York
was obtained on the 18th. One seat was
vacant when court opened, but Mr.. Geo.
A. Shaw, dealer IN oils, was selected to
fill the place, and the district attorney
then moved that the jury be sworn. This
mitted to the custody of the sheriff by
Judge Barrett, directly the jury was
sworn in, and two ofic ers took charge of
him
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24

THE Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the following National banks
to commence business: The Peoples
Bank of Lancaster, Pa, 100000 capital;
First National of Grass Valley, Cal,
$5O,OO0